5 UPPER CHURCH STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2003-04-14➖GARRETT, Mark resigneddirector
- 2002-11-15➖NORMAN, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2002-08-01➕JENKINS, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2002-07-01➖HOGEL, Carol Colburn resigneddirector
- 2002-07-01➕NORMAN, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2001-04-30➖GARRETT, Kathryn Anne resigneddirector
- 2000-04-15➕HOGEL, Carol Colburn appointeddirector
- 1995-04-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 UPPER CHURCH STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1995-04-13➕GARRETT, Mark appointedsecretary
- 1995-04-13➕DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-04-13➖DATASEARCH CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-04-13➕GARRETT, Kathryn Anne appointeddirector
- 1995-04-13➕GARRETT, Mark appointeddirector
- 1995-04-13➕DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1995-04-13➖DATASEARCH NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul David Jenkins Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 13/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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